今朝けさ

け

さ

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the morning of the current day. Can be used as a noun or adverbially without a particle.

I got up early this morning.

今朝けさ、駅えきで友とも達だちに会あった。

I met a friend at the station this morning.

今朝早けさはやくearly this morning
今朝けさ早はやく地じ震しんがあった。
There was an earthquake early this morning.
今朝けさからsince this morning
今朝けさから頭あたまが痛いたい。
I've had a headache since this morning.

今こん晩ばんN5
今朝 refers to the morning of today, while 今晩 refers to the evening/night of today, the opposite end of the day.
明みょう朝ちょうN1
今朝 means 'this morning' while 明朝 means 'tomorrow morning', so they refer to opposite points on the timeline.

今日きょうN5
今日 means 'today' as a whole day, whereas 今朝 narrows that down to just the morning portion of today, so learners often mix up which part of the day is meant.
毎まい朝あさN5
毎朝 means 'every morning' (habitual), while 今朝 means 'this morning' (a single specific morning), and learners often confuse the two because both contain 朝.

今朝Usage91%
- けさ
  gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
  Standard kanji spelling for 'this morning'. The reading けさ is a jukujikun.
- こんちょう
けさ

The native form けさ continues an ancient compound of the demonstrative element け and 朝, “morning.” 今朝 is a meaning-based spelling.

Usage9%

gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun

Kana spelling is common in informal writing and for learners.

こんちょう